On 14 May 2014 15:07, Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> wrote: > On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 08:33:15AM +0100, Dean Rasheed wrote: >> On 4 May 2014 13:46, Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> wrote: >> > I have completed the initial version of the 9.4 release notes. You can >> > view them here: >> > >> > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/release-9-4.html >> > >> > I will be adding additional markup in the next few days. >> > >> > Feedback expected and welcomed. I expect to be modifying this until we >> > release 9.4 final. I have marked items where I need help with question >> > marks. >> > >> >> In a few places, I think "updateable" should be spelled "updatable" >> for consistency with the rest of the documentation (although I think >> both spellings are actually correct). >> >> >> === >> Allow the updating of views where only some columns are >> auto-updateable (Dean Rasheed) >> >> Previously the presence of a non-auto-updateable column prevented all >> columns from being auto-updated. Deletes are now supported on suitable >> views even if no auto-updateable columns are present. >> === >> >> I think that puts too much emphasis on deletes, and could be >> misinterpreted. How about something like this: >> >> Allow views to be automatically updatable even if they contain some >> non-updatable columns (Dean Rasheed) >> >> Previously the presence of non-updatable columns such as expressions, >> literals and functions prevented automatic updates. Now INSERTs, >> UPDATEs and DELETEs are supported, provided that they do not attempt >> to assign new values to any of the non-updatable columns. > > Agreed. Adjusted attached patch applied. I was never happy with the > previous awkward auto-update wording. >
Thanks. There's a typo in the new text though --- "cals" should be "calls". Regards, Dean -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
